Promoting Adjustment in Children through Evaluation (PACE) Lab
Recent Publications:
Shin, H.K., Leon, S.C., Lyons, J.S., Vsevolozhskaya, O., Rienne, G.I., & Tong, X. (2026). The role of adverse and positive childhood experiences in mood disorders among foster care involved youth. Children and Youth Services Review, 182, 108774. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2026.108774
Stoner, A.M., Leon, S.C., Osborne, J., Lutz, N., & Hindt., L.M. (2025). Implicit and explicit self-esteem as predictors of internalizing symptoms among youth in substitute care. Journal of Child & Family Studies. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10826-025-03219-4
Hodgkinson, N., Masuda, T., & Leon, S. C. (2025). The role of kinship involvement in developing strengths for youth in the foster care system. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1037/ort0000840
Osborne, J, & Leon, S.C. (2024). Beyond family: Patterns of kin and fictive kin caregivers among children in the child welfare system. Children and Youth Services Review, 163, 107823. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2024.107823
Leon, S.C., Hodgkinson, N., Osborne, J., Lutz, N.M., & Hindt, L.A. (2023). Barriers to the involvement of extended family and fictive kin in the lives of children in foster care. Journal of Public Child Welfare, https://doi.org/10.1080/15548732.2023.2265873
Leon, S.C., Lutz, N., Hindt, L.A., Huguenel, B.M., & Osborne, J. (2022). Implicit self-esteem moderates the association between explicit self-esteem and externalizing behaviors. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10826-022-02297-y
Hindt, L.A., & Leon, S.C. (2022). Ecological disruptions and well-being among children in foster care. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 92(1), 39-50. https://psycnet.apa.org/manuscript/2021-92070-001.pdf
Osborne, J., Hindt, L.A., Lutz, N., Hodgkinson, N., & Leon, S.C. (2021). Placement stability among children in kinship and non-kinship foster care placements across multiple placements. Children and Youth Services Review, 126, issue c. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2021.106000
Huguenel, BM., Leon, S.C., Hindt, L.A., Lutz, N., & Osborne, J. (2021). Profiles of maltreatment in the child welfare system: Predicting mental health outcomes and examining age as a moderator. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 34 (4), 721-732. https://doi.org/10.1002/jts.22685
Hindt, L.A., Leon, S.C., & Lurigio, A.J. (2020). Visits with fathers involved in the criminal justice
system and behavioral outcomes among children in foster care. Children and Youth Services Review, 118(c). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2020.105371
Leon, S.C., Dickson, D.A. (2019). The impact of kinship networks on foster care children’s outcomes. Family Relations: Interdisciplinary Journal of Applied Family Science, 68, 169- 184. https://psycnet.apa.org/doi/10.1111/fare.12340
Hindt, L.A., Jhe Bai, G., Huguenel, B.M., Fuller, A.K., & Leon, S.C. (2019). Impact of Emergency shelter utilization and kinship involvement on behavioral outcomes. Child Maltreatment, 24, 76-85. https://doi.org/10.1177/1077559518797198
Blakely, G.L., Leon, S.C., Jhe Bai, G., & Fuller, A.K. (2017). Foster care children's kinship involvement and behavioral risks: A longitudinal study. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 26, 2450-2462. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10826-017-0746-0
Jhe Bai, G., Leon, S.C., Garbarino, J., & Fuller, A.K. (2016). The protective effect of kinship involvement on the adjustment of youth in foster care. Child Maltreatment, 21, 288-297. https://doi.org/10.1177/1077559516669043
Leon, S.C., Jhe Bai, G., Fuller, A.K., & Busching, M. (2016). Emergency shelter care in child welfare: Who goes to the shelter? How long do they stay? American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 86, 49-60. https://doi.org/10.1037/ort0000102
Leon, S.C., Jhe Bai, G., & Fuller, A.K. (2016). Father involvement in child welfare: Associations with changes in externalizing behavior. Child Abuse and Neglect, 55, 73-80. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2016.04.003
Leon, S.C., Saucedo, D.J., & Jachymiak, K. (2016). Keeping it in the family: The impact of a Family Finding intervention on placement, permanency, and well-being outcomes. Children and Youth Services Review, 70, 163-170. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2016.09.020
Sieracki, J.H, Fuller, A.K., Leon, S.C., Bai, G.J., & Bryant, F. (2015). The role of race, socioeconomic status, and System of Care services in placement decision-making. Children and Youth Services Review, 50, 3-11. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2014.12.013
Stoner, A.M., Leon, S.C. & Fuller, A.F. (2015). Predictors of reduction in symptoms of depression for foster care youth. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 24, 784-797. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10826-013-9889-9
